Nacional Asunción vs Sportivo Luqueño: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Arsenio Erico (5100 seats)

Nacional Asunción perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Sportivo Luqueño can look both up and down from their 6th position.

Insights:
  • Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Sportivo Luqueño have the most points from losing position (7) in Division 1

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nacional Asunción and Sportivo Luqueño.

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Nacional Asunción form and stats

Nacional Asunción have played 5 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Nacional Asunción in their previous game, a Division 1 match away at Sol de America (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Nacional Asunción hosted 12 de Octubre (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) and drew the Copa Sudamericana game 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nacional as they are travelling to their away game against Libertad in the Division 1. That match is four days after this one.

Nacional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Nacional have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sportivo Luqueño form and stats

Playing away, Sportivo Luqueño, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Division 1, have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Division 1 this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sportivo have lost on their last two travels.

Sportivo's last game was the home draw against Cerro Porteño (3-3). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Guaireña wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Sportivo Luqueño, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

A quick return to home after this game, as Sportivo Luqueño are hosting River Plate in the Division 1 only four days away.

Goals are few and far between in Sportivo Luqueño's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. 7 goals have been conceded by Sportivo in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sportivo Luqueño - Nacional 0-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Nacional Asunción, four draws and three wins for Sportivo Luqueño. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

NacionalL. Villagra Enciso
L. Villagra Enciso
7 goals
Nacional AsunciónC. Arrua
C. Arrua
3 goals
Sportivo LuqueñoL. Cabral Vázquez
L. Cabral Vázquez
3 goals

Nacional Asunción missing players

Sportivo Luqueño missing players

Nacional Asunción Sportivo Luqueño
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 1 5 11
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
17 6 2 Scored S 0 1 12
9 4 0 Conceded C 2 7 16
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 40% 55%
45% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 45%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 27%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
36% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 27%
45% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 27%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 80% 55%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.1 9.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7.2 8.9
3.5 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 3.3
44% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 8% 33%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Nacional Asunción have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sportivo Luqueño have scored away.
  • Nacional Asunción haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Sportivo Luqueño have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sportivo Luqueño have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Division 1
  • Sportivo Luqueño have the most points from losing position (7) in Division 1
  • Sportivo Luqueño haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Libertad 11 7 1 3 16 8 6 4 1 1 9 5 5 3 0 2 7 3 8 22
2 Nacional Asunción 11 6 3 2 17 9 5 3 1 1 6 4 6 3 2 1 11 5 8 21
3 Olimpia 11 6 2 3 20 12 6 2 2 2 10 8 5 4 0 1 10 4 8 20
4 Cerro Porteño 11 6 2 3 18 13 5 4 1 0 9 3 6 2 1 3 9 10 5 20
5 Guaireña 11 5 4 2 15 9 5 3 2 0 7 2 6 2 2 2 8 7 6 19
6 Sportivo Luqueño 11 4 2 5 12 16 6 3 2 1 11 9 5 1 0 4 1 7 -4 14
7 Guaraní 10 3 2 5 13 17 5 1 1 3 4 10 5 2 1 2 9 7 -4 11
8 12 de Octubre 11 2 4 5 10 18 5 1 1 3 4 12 6 1 3 2 6 6 -8 10
9 Sol de America 11 1 3 7 11 17 6 0 1 5 4 13 5 1 2 2 7 4 -6 6
10 River Plate 10 1 3 6 7 20 5 1 1 3 2 7 5 0 2 3 5 13 -13 6

Read more about Division 1

The Primera División, sometimes known as the Copa TIGO or División Profesional, is the top level of football in Paraguay. The season lasts almost a year, running from January to December in two parts; Apertura and Clausura. The twelve teams meet each other twice in each section.